Book Authors Visit Our Class

Our visit with Katherine Magnoli

Writers Workshop 10/30/2013 with Patrice Samara

Patrice Samara
Author

www.alphabetkids.com

I am pleased to announce that Patrice Samara from alphabetkids.com will be visiting our classroom on Wednesday via Skype to give us a writers workshop.We will be in media center 115 for all the events. The times of the classes are 8:35-9:15, 10:10-10:10 and 12:15-12:50.

Question for the Author

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• Please write at least one practical question that you may want to ask the book author, to help guide you through the next step of the book writing process.
• Put you question into this Google Doc.

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Unit 1: The Virtue of Prayer

Unit Goals and Objectives:

• By the end of this unit, students will understand why prayer is such a central feature of Jewish observance.

Unit Study (1-2 lessons)

• Why do you think that prayer is such a central feature of Jewish observance? Answer this question individually in the Comment section below the Slide Show.
• Watch the PowerPoint slideshow below and then answer the questions provided. If you are not in class, you can access the questions by clicking here. 

• Note: Here is a link to the test, you may download it and use it as study guide.

Unit Assessment (1-2 lessons)

• Poster: Click here for instructions if you were not present in class.
• Student Reflections: Please complete the "Unit #1" page of the Student Reflections booklet (you should have a received a copy of this booklet in class; you will need to write your answer in the printed booklet).

Intro to "A Journey through Jewish Prayer"

Unit Objective: 
For Students to learn the definitions of the words and terms used in the "Why Pray" Unit.

Please open the Power Point and Save to your Google Drive.

Teffilah intro from Rabbi Kahan